Palm Trees - Attalea crassispatha

Attalea crassispatha

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Attalea crassispatha at The Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Florida - April 2008

General Information
Family:
Arecaceae
Common Names:
Carossier palm
Synonyms:
Bornoa crassispatha
Maximiliana crassispatha
Orbignya crassispatha
Distribution:
Southwest Haiti
Habitat:
Low Evelation Valleys
Conservation Status:
Critically Endangered
Habitat Threats:
Habitat Loss (Agriculture)
Human Exploitation (Edible Seed)
Native Uses:
Construction
Food Source
Thatching
Commercial Uses:

Physical Characteristics
Height:
Up to 18m (60ft)
Spread:
Up to 6m (20ft)
Growth Habit:
Solitary
Growth Rate:
Slow
Trunk Type:
No Crownshaft
Slender Light Grey/Brown
Prominently Ringed
Trunk Diameter:
Up to 300mm (12")
Leaf Type:
Pinnate
Leaf Size:
Up to 3.6m (12ft)
Leaf Colour:
Dark Green
Petiole:
Up to 900mm (36")
Unarmed
Self Cleaning:
Inflorescence Colour:
Reproduction:
Monoecious
Fruit Description:
Up to 30mm (1.25")
Ovoid
Fruit Colour:
Red

Cultural Requirements
Light:
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Soil:
Moist
Well Draining
Watering:
Regular
Maintain Moisture
Min. Temp:
-2°C (28°F)
Tolerances:
Full Sun
High Humidity
Wind
Propagation:
Seed
Germination:
1-6 Months
25-30°C (77-86°F)
Planting:
Single
Uses:
Specimen
Availability:
Rare In Cultivation

References: IUCN 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 14 December 2004.
Kew World Checklist Of Selected Plant Families. <www.kew.org/wcsp/home.do>
Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. Costaceae. Pp. 413-423 in, B. E. Hammel, M. H. Grayum, C. Herrera, & N. Zamora (eds.), Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. vol. II. Gimnospermas y monocotiledóneas (Agavaceae- Musaceae). Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 92: 1-694.
Noblick, L.R. Ph.D., 1998. Hardiness Observations In Palm Species. <www.bg-map.com/PLMTBLA.HTML>
Riffle,R.L. & Craft,P. 2003. An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms.